Machine for cutting, folding, and collecting cigarette and other papers.



. J. MAYERrVERRIE. MACHINE FOR CUTTING, FOLDING, AND COLLECTING CIGARETTE AND OTHER PAPERS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911. 1,085,21 1. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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J. MAYER-VERRIE. MACHINE FOR CUTTING, FOLDING, AND COLLECTING CIGARETTE AND OTHER. PAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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ber of leaves; Fig. 1. is aplan thereof.

the paper is brought on the table.

' holder.

JU LIUS MAYEB-VERRIE,

OF LONDON; ENG-LAND.

Application filed June 5, 1911. Serial No. 631,453.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS MAYER-VER- RIE, a native of Germany, residing at 109 Lever street, in the city of London, in the county of Middlesex and Kingdom of England, have invented a Machine for Cutting, Folding, and Collecting Cigarette and other. Papers.

This invention relates to machines, on which paper strips of indefinite length are cut to any desired size, folded, and a certain number of leaves collected. These leaves can be provided with a gummed edge, a gold, cork or other tip, or printed by the already well known devices attached to the machine, if not bobbins thus tipped, gummed ior printedareiused.

The machine consists mainly of several holders for the single leaves and a table, above whichthe' holder .stands at the time v Around this holder the papers are folded and held fast by suitable means. The holders are fixed to a movable axle so that the holders which have picked up the desired number of leaves are moved out of the working position at the right moment and make room for the next holder. This axle may be arranged either vertically or horizontally and so that it collects on each holder the complete number of leaves before it turns, or only two leaves on each holder at a time, till after a certain number of revolutions each holder has the desired number of leaves. The paper is fed from one or more reels, but iftwo or more are employed they are placed in such position that the strips partly overlap. The strips are cut by suitably arranged scis sors to the required length. 40

In the drawings two constructions are shown.

Figures 1 to 8 represent the machine with a' collector turning around a vertical spin dle, moving each holder out of working position after it has collected the complete num Fig. 2. is a section on line AB. Fig. 3 is 'a section on line C. D. Fig. t is a front elevation of the folding table. Fig. 5. is a plan of a guide-block with finger and Fig. 6. is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 7 a side elevation. Fig. 8. the modification of a holder for collecting unfolded papers. Figs. 5. to 8 are double the size of the other Iviews. Figs. 9 to 14 show the invention with a collector turning around a horizontal axle and .I'noving' each .liolder :out

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of working position after. two7leaves have been taken up, continuing thislt-ill all holders have the i right number I of" leaves. Fig. 9. is a plant-hereof. 1 F ig. 10'is' ia of the' collector in double size of vthe-other views. Fig. 11. is a' section. on line" Fig. 12." is a section on l ineA.%

shown in Fig. 9. a'section' on line E.F 'Fig. 14c a'section on'line,G.l H. f In .both constructions the collecting devices are shown'withjifour holders, but a smaller or 3 21 a In construction fasperl-lgigsfilfto paper strips 1 are fffed" byj suit ble rollei 's upon {the table and ithere iitgby rs ibei'ng' at the tune undernea e work ng 'h older 3*.

The holders a e:-faet ee reeevseitm head or p llar, which urns ea-ch; t1'me'f90 around a vertical airl'e a triple driving and selfjstopping gearin as soon as the working holder 3*has'p1cked the desired number of leaves. The'foldingtable consists principally of f the ,table plate 7,

which plate rests on sprin 11..andhas two pins gliding in sockets drilled into the frame) so thatxit can be moved down by the pressure of the working holder 3. After the paper has been brought on'the table thewo'rkin holder 3 'is'pushed down J in order'to hol theflpapeirJOnIthe'table. Each'holder 3 isfixed.tofajguide block 8 and slides in a' groove of the above mentioned head. "The workingguide-block 8 with its ofwhich presseson' it. ffjThellower end of rod 9 is joined to the f'e'ndf of a lever 10, which at its other endishingedto the stand and actuated by a cam-disk fixed to the draw holder ismoved rodg9 .thefuplper bent end ing shaft, so that the holder?) is first moved down on the table plate to hold the paper firmly in position. and then 'still further down to press the table plate down with it. When rod 9 is raised block 8 is'moved upward again by a spring. 1 Each guide block 8 is provided with twofsmall slides with projecting pieces, called .fingers,one. 14: below; the'h0lder'3and the other 16 above the holder 3. Each of these fingers is moved by a guide-rod17, sliding ina holeof guide- 'block 8 and pressed through 'a spring" 18 against the holder 3. The fingers are set to work by levers similar to (the one No. 10

above described and 'camdisks. L'These finger la' is depressedas described, so that theirworkftheyf are brought back through.

springs ;18 tO Q'theirQoriginaI position.

lmm'ediatelyafter. the paper has been held; between table and holder,; the lower th' ;p ap er,p an,lie its'ffiill length along the holderhthen' thereturns again and press esthe E aper against the holder 3 holdjing it tight 7 ,in position. To the two longtistides of the table"frame are fixed by .m n .p r in e-ie i i .v a fiel n Plate 12 3 119 r. =a; =we;ear -pi These,ta llp'icesfrest'fwhen 'not at work on Ithe f unkie side bf "flied-able plate and keep I the'folldingplatesiwheii not' at work in horizontal posiftiijn iso.thatltlna folders form a I cfontin ationfof the table plate.v If the table plate depressedby the downward moving holder fi the ftwo;folders 12 are lifted 13'about 90 uplwar d, ,so' that they lift up" with it those ends of 'tlif papers' which are not held between Qthe' holder and the-table plate and are lying on' them.} 'Wheii' this 'is done the folders .are caiightby the two lever-s15 which push them. on e{after'.lthe. other down on holder 3. The two folders l2 are of unequal length in ,the j,dir ctin; of their motion and are pushedjdown Ionefafter the other, so that :the .ism alleitllfolder first', folds theone edge of the p apefithemthe other folds the-second edge 'oftthe p ap er and in doing so holds .down, the 'overl apping fedges of the folded papers llvhenjt his is-done theupper finger goesnp and. downin the above described -manner, so thatthe paperscan lie on the holderin .theirfull length, where they are held securely by finger 14 and 16. Now the, holder'with' the collected papers rises, the per strips are moved forward, cut and olded around holder and the same operation as described .isrepeated .till the desired number of leaves (here has been ,colle'cted, on the holder. The increasing thickness ofthe holder through the 'radu ally/collected papers is, counterba anced through the s rin s of the table'and fingers. When-theho der liasrits desired number of papers ,it is tnri ied around. 90 with the vhead ,thro ugh the-gearing 4:. 5. 6. driving tend-self stopping, so that the next empty holder enters into the. worln'ngvposition and the full holder being now out of reach of to make room for the the collecting arrangements is relieved of the packet of foldedand collected papers and is thus ready for work again when its 'turncomes. With this machine also-unfolded papers can be collected by taking away the folders and upper finger; 'For this purpose it is better to make the holder 3 with a curved profile 3. (Fig. 8) which allows the papers to be held -more rigidly. Of course the table 23 and the lower finger 14 must receive a similarly curved shape.

The construction Figs. '9 to 14- has a collector with holders turning around a horizontal axle. The paper strips, are passed like in the first construction on to the folding table by rollers and out there by scissors 2 placed in a slanting position to the required length. In this construction the collecting head is turned by means of a driving and; self stopping gear 34., '35. after each folding, so'that all holders are working one 'after the other. till. all have the required number of sheets. The holders .7

turn in steps of 45 giving two movements to each folding. 'In the first positionthe paper is brought on thetable-and in the second it is folded. The table consists of 'two' plates 36 resting with springs on two table-halves 38pwhich are t me d ward by means of hinges 37 in such a manner that they allow free passage tot-he holder. The table halves bear each two pots '39 with springs supporting the table plates '36, by

which means these latter can adapt themselves to the varying thickness of theholder due to the increasing number of papers. Each half of the table 38 bears also a' hingejoint folder 30 for folding the patpers,

around the holder 3. These foldingare lifted up with the paper-ends lying on them-by means of levers 31. 32. and profile vrings 33. hen the holder has moved down toward the table 45, the paper is conveyed on the table plates 36, then the holder'turn)s so that the paper-strips are firmly :held bearound afurther 425 (Figs.,12.- and 14 tween the table and holder while they are out by the scissorsi For holding the paper, to the holder two fingers are provided one upper 45* and a lower 45., which however are hinge-joined to the turnable head carrying the holder 3 and have each at the fingers against the holders. As soon as the .holder has pressed vthe paper down ,-on the table, the lower finger 45 is openedin order can lie straight along t e :holder. For this purpose slider. 48 is provided. It glides :by means offal longitudinal slit on the spindle of the collecting. head, and is actuated'by 'a cam-disk. To this slider is hinge-joine by a bolt :47 a catch 46, which opens the finger 45 with the upward movement of the .back alittle arm with a pin 44. ..A-.spring 4:9 acting on the arm 44: serves to pressthe aper and that same:

slider. When the slider moves downward again, the arm 44 comes out of connection with the catch 46, and finger 45 returns by means of spring 49 (Fig. 10) to its former position, thus holding the papers firmly from below. The folders 3O next fold the papers one after the other around the holder 3 while the upper finger 45 (set going like 45.) opens and shuts again after the paper has slipped between it and the holder, holds the now completely folded papers firmly from above. As soon as this is done the folders 30 can go back. To collect the next papers on the following holder, the two table-halves 38 swing down by means of connecting rods 25, levers 24 and cam-disks in order to enable the holder 3 to turn a further 45 after which the two table halves 38 return to their former position, and other paper can be placed on the table to be folded around the next holder. This sameprocess repeats itself and after each holder has collected the desired number of sheets the pack ets are taken off.

In both constructions the inside corners of the folding-plates nearest the collector may be rounded off, so that the paper-ends which are lifted up by the opening of the fingers cannot be damaged. The flat sides of the holders can be hollowed out in the middle to give more roomto the overlapping paper-edges.

In both constructions the table is made of shorter length than the length of the paper to be collected in order to have ample room at the one end for the action of the fingers and at the other end for the working of the SClSSOIS.

Having thus described my invent-ion I declare what I claim is 1. A machine for cutting, foldin and collecting cigarette and other papers fed from two partly overlapping endless strips comprising a table resting on springs with folding wings at two sides, a head having a plurality of holders located adjacent to said table and movable to bring each of said holders successively upon the table to hold said papers, scissors for cutting the paper, said folding wings adapted to fold the ends of the papers, which are not covered by the said holder, one after the other around said holder, so' that the upper and lower edges of the papers overlap, an upper and a lower finger adapted to hold the papers thus collected on the said holder, so that this holder can move away with same.

2. A machine of the-character described comprising a table resting on springs so as to yield according to the growing number of papers, folding wings of unequal width in the direction of their motionhinged to the two longest sides of said table, a head having a plurality of holders located adjacent to saidtable and movable to bring each of said holders successively upon the table, said holders having flat sides, these flat sides being hollowed out in the middle, so that the overlapping edges of the papers find room in this hollowed out space, when they are folded around the holder by means of said holder pressing down on two already partly overlapping papers onv said table, said folding wings adapted to fold the other ends one after the other on the holder from above, so that these also overlap.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a holding device consisting of a movable head having a plurality of holders, each holder with an upper and lower finger adapted to secure papers folded in succession around said holders, scissors, a folding table constructed so as toleave room at one end for the action of the fingers and at the other end for the working of the scissors and adapted through springs to firmly hold papers pressed between it and the holder for cutting and folding, two folders hinged to said table lying when at rest level with said table and provided with tail ends which on being depressed raise the folders out of their horizontal position with the ends of the papers on them, levers adapted to push said folders one after the other down on the holder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses, London, this 25th day of May 1911.

JULIUS MAYER-VERRIE.

Witnesses:

R. WEs'rAoor'r, C. P. LInDoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

